North Korea, South Korea reopen maritime communication channel

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News ID: 25287
Asia » Asia
Publish Date: 17:55 - 01 July 2018
TEHRAN, July 01 - North and South Korea reopened a maritime communicatiohttps://www.yjc.ir/admin/modules/send_news/index.phpn channel on Sunday, with vessels from the two countries making radio contact for the first time in a decade, South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement.

North Korea, South Korea reopen maritime communication channelTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - A North Korean patrol boat responded immediately when the South Korean Navy contacted it via an international radio channel at 9 a.m. Sunday in the western sea, normalizing the maritime communication channel for the first time in 10 years, according to the ministry.

The move showed the two Koreas were "taking practical steps" to uphold agreements made on April 27 when their leaders decided to defuse military tensions in a gradual manner, an official from the ministry said.

Source: Reuters

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